Tension in UP district after mosque construction stopped

Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A mosque allegedly being erected illegally overnight in Sambhal district, was stopped leading to tension. Police have been deployed in the area.

Work at the under-construction mosque in the Saraitareen area…

Not Raghubar Das, Modi-Shah will lead Jharkhand campaign

New Delhi (IANS) With the formal divorce between the AJSU and BJP in Jharkhand, the saffron party has its strategy ready: Don't make Raghubar Das the party face; let PM Modi and Amit Shah take the lead and harp more on national issues than focus…

Rafale verdict opens door for JPC probe: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the Supreme Court verdict has opened a "huge door" into investigation of the "Rafale scam" and demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the fighter jet deal.

Gandhi tweeted:…

Assembly elections in J&K soon: Lt Guv Murmu

Jammu (IANS) Newly-appointed Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Girish Chandra Murmu on Thursday said that assembly elections in the Union Territory would be held soon.

He was speaking at the Attestation-cum-Passing out Parade of the 14th BRTC…

Rahul, Sonia, Manmohan to campaign in Jharkhand

New Delhi (IANS) Criticised for their lackadaisical attitude during the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Congress has decided to go big on campaigning in Jharkhand that goes to polls in November end.

The party on Thursday released…

SC dismisses review petition in Rafale deal

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court dismissed the review petition in the Rafale deal issue, saying "we found nothing in it", BJP leader and senior lawyer Ajay Agarwal said here on Thursday.

"The Supreme Court also said there is no need to file…

India's Oct wholesale price inflation eases to 0.16%

New Delhi (IANS) India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 0.16 per cent in October from 0.33 per cent in September, official data showed on Thursday.

Similarly, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Wholesale Price…

Ayyappa devotees welcome SC referring Sabarimala to larger bench

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Many in Kerala expressed happiness as the Supreme Court on Thursday referred to the issue of entry of women into Sabarimala temple and other religious places to a larger seven-judge bench.

But what has come as a…

Sensex, Nifty opens marginally higher

Mumbai (IANS) Sensex and Nifty on Thursday opened marginally higher.

The BSE Sensex opened at 40,178.93 from its previous close of 40,116.06.

At 9.57 a.m., the Sensex was down 55.57 points at 40,060.49 while the Nifty slipped by 20.75…

India condemns Modi's fake letter to CJI on Ayodhya verdict

New Delhi (IANS) India has strongly condemned a fake letter circulating in Bangladesh's local media claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed it to Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, congratulating the five-judge Supreme Court bench…